“The Revolutionary Theatre”
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“The Revolutionary Theatre” is an influential essay by Amiri Baraka that calls for a radical, politically engaged Black theatre aimed at provoking social change and confronting oppression.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| “The Revolutionary Theatre” canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
essay
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theatre manifesto ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
expose social injustice
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mobilize Black audiences ⓘ shock audiences ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Amiri Baraka’s early revolutionary period ⓘ |
| author |
Amiri Baraka
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LeRoi Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| callsFor |
radically political Black theatre
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theatre aligned with revolutionary politics ⓘ theatre that confronts oppression ⓘ theatre that confronts racism ⓘ theatre that provokes social change ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
bourgeois theatre
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liberal integrationism in art ⓘ white supremacist power structures ⓘ |
| demands |
art as a weapon in struggle
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collective liberation of Black people ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
literary criticism
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political essay ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
foundational statement of revolutionary Black theatre aesthetics
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key text of the Black Arts Movement ⓘ |
| ideologicalOrientation |
Black nationalism
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revolutionary politics ⓘ |
| influenced |
African American theatre
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Black Arts Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ political theatre in the United States ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Black Power movement
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civil rights movement ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Black Arts Movement
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Black theatre ⓘ anti‑imperialism ⓘ anti‑racism ⓘ oppression ⓘ political theatre ⓘ radical aesthetics ⓘ revolutionary art ⓘ social change ⓘ |
| movement |
Black Arts Movement
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Black Power movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationEra | 1960s ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
Black artists
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Black theatre practitioners ⓘ politically engaged readers ⓘ |
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